Measure Backed by Sen. Claire McCaskill Passed by 97-0 Vote, Ending Battle Over How to Prosecute

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Monday passed legislation to bolster protections for sexual-assault victims in the military, ending a battle over how such crimes should be prosecuted.

While the bill made it through the Senate on a 97-0 vote, it capped months of sharply personal debate between the measure's champion, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) and a fellow Democrat, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and their allies. Last week the...